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Western Digital unveils Sentinel DX4000 as its first array

Western Digital have unveiled its first storage array, a small Intel D525 Dual Core Atom-based box running the Microsoft Storage Server 2008 Essentials operating system.
LaCie launches Apple, Thunderbolt-compatible external drive

LaCie today announced its first external hard drive that's compatible with the new, high-speed Thunderbolt interconnect that's being used on Apple's next generation computers.
QNAP updates NAS range with USB 3, SATA 6Gbps

Network-attached storage specialist QNAP has pre-announced an important revison to its flagship standalone NAS series.
IBM Watson reaches 80 percent of human brain power

The IBM Watson supercomputer that handily beat Jeopardy's all-time champions is powered by a 21.6TB clustered network-attached storage system, but uses only 1TB of data to answer questions in near real-time.
D-Link ships DNS-320 NAS device

D-Link has started shipping the DNS-320, a 2-bay network-attached storage (NAS) device.
Symantec launches new versions of Storage Foundation and Operations Manager

Symantec today announced the latest version of its storage management software, Veritas Operations Manager 3.1 and Storage Foundation High Availability 5.1, which allow admins to automatically allocate tiers of storage for applications based on the importance of data.
Freecom tempts consumers with home RAID box

Dutch storage vendor Freecom has launched a new RAID storage box for consumers looking for a simple alternative to tangling with complicated backup software and scheduling.
LaCie Network Space Max promises 4TB of network-attached storage

LaCie has released the Network Space Max, a network-attached storage (NAS) device available in 2TB or 4TB capacities.
Iomega unveils new StorCenter ix12-300 for small business

EMC's Iomega unveiled a rack-mountable storage array, the StorCenter ix12-300r, aimed at small to mid-sized businesses with a starting price of $5,000 for 4TB of capacity.
LaCie introduces three new NAS products

LaCie announced three new network-attached storage products aimed at small to midsize businesses.

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The tyranny of terrible tech support

I stumbled across this nonsense while setting up a new toy, er, product here in the Gibbs Universal Industries Secret Underground Bunker.
A simple guide to Windows Home Server 2011

Microsoft's original Windows Home Server was both crude and groundbreaking. When it debuted, it had limited hardware support, no 64-bit version and weak built-in capabilities beyond file and app storage. On the other hand, it offered robust backup, reasonable security and drive extender, a feature that simplified the tasks of adding and pooling hard drives.
A simple guide to RAID

What is RAID, why do you need it, and what are all those mode numbers that are constantly bandied about? RAID stands for "redundant array of independent disks," and you may or may not need it depending on your data-storage requirements.
How to buy a new PC: The specs

Once you've determined the type of desktop system you want, a compact PC, a budget system, a mainstream all-purpose model, or a performance crackerjack, you need to know what components to look for.
Utility storage: Ready for a long haul?

The distance between storage virtualisation and a utility-storage utopia is vast and full of what seem to be insurmountable challenges, as early adopters have discovered.
Blade servers vs. rack servers

In the world of datacentre computing, there's a lot of contention over whether deploying rackable servers is better than deploying blade servers to host consolidated or virtualised applications.
More interesting Storage Expo suppliers

More notes on supplier presence at Storage Expo in alphabetical order: Data Domain; FalconStor; Infortrend; Left Hand Networks; and Onaro.
Calculating carbon emissions

The calculation of carbon emissions for IT equipment requires quite a few assumptions and conversions. Here is how 3PAR does it.
HP's new view of data warehousing

HP's Neoview data warehousing/business intelligence product integrates industry standard processors and disks with a proprietary mesh network to provide a very high speed business intelligence capability.
Overland: Another question mark over its future

Overland's third quarter looks set to replicate the year-ago Q3; revenue $10 million down and a repeated loss. What can the firm do?

How-tos

Creating a cloud-based backup for your image library

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Servers in the smaller business

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